Bone Anatomy and Function
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What is the function of bone tissue?

  • Storing minerals and providing support for the body
  • Producing red and white blood cells
  • Enabling mobility
  • All of the above (correct)
  • Which type of bone tissue has a honeycomb-like matrix internally?

  • Ossein
  • Endosteum
  • Cancellous bone (correct)
  • Cortical bone
  • What are osteoblasts and osteocytes involved in?

  • Producing ossein
  • Becoming the lining cells that form a protective layer on the bone surface
  • Formation and mineralisation of bone (correct)
  • The resorption of bone tissue
  • Which component of bone tissue is mainly collagen?

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    What other types of tissue are found in bones, apart from bone tissue?

    <p>Cartilage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Bone Tissue Function

    • Provides structural support and protection to the body
    • Enables movement through the skeletal system

    Types of Bone Tissue

    • Cancellous bone tissue has a honeycomb-like matrix internally

    Cellular Components

    • Osteoblasts are involved in bone formation and secretion of bone matrix
    • Osteocytes are mature bone cells that maintain bone tissue

    Bone Composition

    • Organic component of bone tissue is mainly collagen

    Tissue Composition of Bones

    • Apart from bone tissue, bones also contain cartilage, epithelial, nervous, and connective tissue

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    Test your knowledge of the anatomy and functions of bones in vertebrate animals. Learn about the various shapes, structures, and functions of bones in the body.

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